Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32744, James Goldthwait, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
James
Goldthwait, James
S. 32744
CONTENTS

Massachusetts Roll.
1232
James Goldthwaite, Mass Line } Private 1776. 1 year } Capt Brown
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 3 rd of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th of June 1818 and sent to Sam l Putnam, Esq. Salem, Mass a .
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818.
4 months 32/30. $ 40.53
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
V. J. Eastman Salem, Essex Co.
Massachusetts Roll of Pensioners James Goldthwaite

I Moses Brown, of Beverly in Mass ts Esquire on oath testify;
That I commanded a Company of foot in Col. John Glover's Regiment in the Massachusetts line in 1776: I know that James Goldthwait, now of Salem, enlisted and served as a priv- ate in my Company in Feb y 1776 for one year: at the end of the year for which he was enlisted; he was honorably discharged.
Moses Brown
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss. Beverly June 16 th 1818. Then the abovenamed Hon Moses Brown, personally appeared and made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him signed. Before me Thomas Stephens Just. Peace.
Concur J/525/s: June, 16. 1818 I further certify that the abovenamed Thomas Stephens Esq r whose signature is above, is a Jus- tice of the Peace qualified to administer oaths.
Attn. Deborah Tucker Clerk

James Goldthwait, of Salem in the county of Essex in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, cordwainer, upon Oath makes the following Declaration: -
That about the first day of February A.D. 1776 he enlisted for one year as a private in Capt. Moses Brown's Company in Col. Glover's Regiment in the Massachusetts line - that he served one whole year after his said enlistment in said Company on the Continental establishment, and at the expiration of said year about Feb. 1. 1777 he was honorably discharged by his commanding officer: - that all his written documents have been lost by time and accident: - that he is in the seventieth year of his age - infirm - and stands in need, from his reduced circumstances in life, of assistance from his Country for support: and that he hereby relinquishes all his claim to any pension heretofore allowed him by the Laws of the United States.
James Goldthwait mark.
Signed by said James Goldthwait he making the crop in presence of S. Putnam. J. S. J. Court }

I Stephen Driver of Salem aforesaid Housewright, do on oath testify that I am well acquainted with James Gold- thwait, whose Declaration is aforewritten: that I served with him in the same Regiment, and know he faithfully served one year in said Regiment on the Continental Establishment: he is poor and infirm.
Stephen Driver

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Yseeps: On this third day of April, A. D. 1818 personally appeared before me Samuel Putnam one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth aforesaid
James Goldthwait and Stephen Driver, who severally made oath to the truth and in my presence subscribed the said Declaration and Affidavits by them respectively made; — and it appearing to my satisfaction that said James Goldthwait served as a private one year in the Revolutionary War on the Continental Establishment against the common Enemy is I hereby certify and transmit the said testimony, with the  certification of the  opinion of the  authorities, and the proceedings herein to the Secretary of the War De- t partment.
In witness whereof I have caused the Seal of said Court to be hereunto affixed and have signed hereon this third day of April, A. D. 1818.
S. Putnam Just
S. J. Court of Mass t
June, 16. 1818 I further certify that the Hon Moses Brown and Stephen Driver are credible and disinterested witnesses: That I am satisfied the said Goldthwait served one year at one period on the continental establishment, and that he is very poor and indigent.
S. Putnam Just
S. J. Court of Mass t } 3

Essex ss. Commonwealth of Massachusetts: I, Ichabod Tucker, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts of said Commonwealth in & for the county of Essex, do certify, that the Hon. Samuel Putnam is a Judge of the said Supreme Judicial Court, that the within signature is his proper hand writing, & that the seal hereto affixed is the seal of said Court.
Atts Ichabod Tucker, Clerk
Ames Goddard Jr.
30/12
not on file
Corr. ed

1,232
Jas Goldthwait
June 1878
Salem
Gen
age 71 shoemaker infirm $10.-
Sept 1878

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas of the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Salem, within and for the County of Essex, on the third Monday of June, A. D. 1820.
Present, Hon. SAMUEL DANA, Chief Justice.
Hon. WILLIAM WETMORE, and
Hon. STEPHEN MINOT, Associate Justices.
In open Court here, being a Court of Record for said Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, James Goldthwait resident in Salem in said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 1232 - now in his possession, of which the following is a true copy, to wit,
WAR DEPARTMENT.....REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818, James Goldthwait late a Private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the third day of April - one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this thirtieth day of June - one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. J. C. CALHOUN, Secretary of War.
appears, and exhibits to the Court here a Schedule, subscribed by him, as follows, to wit,
SCHEDULE,
containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit,
Table listing furniture items and their value: Eight old chairs ($3.00), Two small tables (1.00), 6 knives and forks - cups and saucers (1.00), Andirons and Bible (1.00). Total: $6.00.
He declares that he is seventy one years of age, infirm and unable to do much hard work, that he is a shoe-maker; and that all his family are his wife aged 71, and his daughter Hitty aged 45, and he has not any real estate.
That he served from Feb. to end of 1776 in Capt. Brown's company in Col. Glover's continental Regiment in Massachusetts line.
James Goldthwait mark.

and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. W m Wetmore a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
I, James Goldthwait do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. So help me GOD.
his James X Goldthwait mark
Essex, ss. C. C. C. P. June, Term, A. D. 1820.
Then the abovenamed James Goldthwait took and subscribed the aforesaid Oath before me
W m Wetmore Judge of said Court.
I, ICHABOD TUCKER, Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath, and Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is
794 dollars
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Salem, in said County of Essex, on this 17 day of July A. D. 1820
Attr.
Ichabod Tucker, Clerk

O. W. & N. Division.
P.S.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
8.32744
Washington, D. C., October 31, 1894.
Sir:-
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of James Gollathweits a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Feb., 1776 1 yr. Pvt. Moses Brown Glover Mass.  
Battles engaged in,
None mentioned.
Residence of soldier at enlistment,
None not stated.
Date of application for pension,
June 10, 1913.
Residence at date of application,
Salem, Mass.
Age at date of application,
Seventy years.
Remarks:
Wm. F. J. Searman, Esq., Hartford, Conn.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

32744 Rev INVALID.
File No. 32,744
James Goldthwait
Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index Vol. 2 , Page 59
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1894 Oct. 31 Hist. to with J. Boardman Hartford, Conn

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Goldthwait, Philip GRADE Private LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 5891 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Mar 7, 1798
to Thomas G. Thornton
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.